The Ipsos Care-o-Meter asks Americans what they know about vs. what they care about, twice every month. From sports to political fights, the answers say as much about Americans as they do about the world at large. Here's the latest.
When was America greatest? A (shrinking) majority say it was greatest before the 1980s, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker. Just 9% think it’s at its greatest in the present day. More (12%) think it was never great.
Only 34% of parents have started back-to-school shopping heading into August, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker
Almost half of adults say their mental health has worsened during the pandemic, but nearly one quarter say it improved since the beginning of 2021
Surging optimism is the flip side of paranoia and distrust of the system
Biden continues to benefit from near-universal approval among his Democratic base
Expectations reach highest point of 19-year tracker
Some people are leaving their homes as Americans grow increasingly optimistic about the state of the pandemic. But, the effects of the past year still loom large for many.
What Biden’s approval numbers presage for building back after the pandemic
Latest Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that Republicans continue to view former President Trump favorably and believe his 2020 election loss was the result of illegal voting or election rigging
New Ipsos poll finds that Americans are split on the American Jobs Plan as a whole but do support a number of its individual policies
